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When Is A Gigabyte Not A Gigabyte?

Monday, July 14th, 2008

We've all run into it.  You get your computer with the 300 gigabyte drive and when you look at the space free, it says that the drive's capacity is actually 279 gigabytes.  You think you were a victim of false advertising until you read the fine print.  The manufacturer measures ...

A Thousand Words

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Graffiti in Sevilla, Spain. Neva Micheva, 2004.Source: Wikimedia CommonsWe've all heard the old adage: "a picture is worth a thousand words." I thought I'd use that as a jumping off point for today's post. If a picture is worth a thousand words, what's a thousand words worth... and ...


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